Tool for Finishing Drywall Corners with Elongated Blade Members and Extended Handle

Abstract

A tool for finishing viscous masses, such as joint compound and tape, to inside and outside corners of drywall edges includes elongated blade members with an elongated handle. The elongated blade members and elongated handle provide for the effective manipulation of the tool while moving upwardly or downwardly in a corner without the requirement of changing the tool to another hand of the user or inverting it to complete the finishing the corner.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention relates to a tool for finishing drywall surfaces, and more specifically, a handheld tool designed for finishing drywall surfaces where the surfaces meet at an angle.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]Drywall is a sheet of compressed gypsum-like material sandwiched between two sheets of heavy paper. The product, which typically is produced in a certain size, for example, 4 foot by 8 foot sections, is used efficiently and inexpensively to create interior walls in buildings. A smooth plaster like appearance is desired when installing the drywall. The rough seams between contiguous sheets of the drywall must be covered as well as the corners where sheets meet to form an angle. Both of these areas must be finished so that they have the appearance and smoothness of plaster. Drywall seams are typically taped and thereafter a taping or finishing compound is then smoothed over the taped area to render a sm...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]In accordance with the present invention, an improved tool is provided for finishing drywall surfaces, particularly where the surfaces are joined to form a corner. The tool has elongated blade members defining a blade angle and an elongated handle. The handle is attached to top and bottom portions of the blade members and extends substantially to the bottom edges of the blade members. This construction allows for the effective manipulation of the tool so that the user does not have to change the grip or change hands grasping the handle to move the tool to from one end or a corner to another end of a corner, for example, the motion of moving the tool from the corner near the top of the corner to the bottom of the corner. The tool does not have to be inverted by the user to reach the lower corner because the blade members and handle are sufficiently elongated to reach the bottom or lower corner by the user without interruption of the motion of finishing the joint compound, tape and corner.

[0006]It is an object of the present invention to provide an effective tool for finishing drywall corners without the need to invert the tool or having the user change the tool to another hand or reposition the tool for completion of the finishing the corner.

Problems solved by technology

It is difficult to apply the finishing compound in a corner.

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